United States Supreme Court - Opinion Summaries

Taggart v. Lorenzen

Sanctions, Bankruptcy Law, Debt Collection
Clarified the circumstances in which a court may hold a creditor in civil contempt for attempting to collect a debt that a bankruptcy discharge order...

Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC

Trademark, Bankruptcy Law, Intellectual Property
Held that a bankrupt company's rejection of a trademark licensing agreement did not deprive its licensee of the rights to use the trademark. The U.S....

Lamar, Archer & Cofrin LLP v. Appling

Bankruptcy Law, Debt Collection
Affirming the determination that a debtor's misrepresentation regarding a single asset can be a statement respecting their financial condition,...

Lagos v. US

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Attorney's Fees
Reversing and remanding the award of restitution for legal, accounting, and consulting fees incurred by a lender after their participation as a party...

US Bank N.A. v. Village at Lakeridge, LLC

Bankruptcy Law, Administrative Law, Civil Procedure
Affirming the Ninth Circuit's review of a Bankruptcy Court determination that a transaction relating to a bankruptcy was conducted at arm's length...

Merit Management Group, LP v. FTI Consulting, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Securities Law, Commercial Law
Affirming a Seventh Circuit reversal of a District Court determination that a safe harbor provision barred the defendant from avoiding the transfer of...

Midland Funding, LLC v. Johnson

Bankruptcy Law, Debt Collection
In an action under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. sections 1692e and 1692f, arising out of a Chapter 13 bankruptcy case in which a...

Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corp.

Bankruptcy Law, Constitutional Law
In consolidated appeals arising out of lawsuits filed against a Chapter 11 bankruptcy debtor that declared bankruptcy after it was purchased in a...

Puerto Rico v. Franklin Cal. Tax-Free Trust

Bankruptcy Law, Public Utilities, Constitutional Law
In a suit to enjoin the Puerto Rico Public Corporation Debt Enforcement and Recovery Act, portions of which mirror Chapters 9 and 11 of the Federal...

Husky Int'l Electronics, Inc. v. Ritz

Bankruptcy Law
In a case involving a dispute over whether a debt could be discharged by a Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing, the Fifth Circuit's decision affirming the...